US Judge Upholds Charges Against Police in Freddie Gray Case

A judge in the eastern U.S. city of Baltimore has refused to dismiss charges against six police officers in the death an African-American man who died while in police custody. The judge also ruled that each officer will be given a separate trial. The ruling comes more than three months after 25-year-old Freddie Gray died from a severe spinal injury he suffered while handcuffed and restrained inside the police vehicle. Gray’s case inflamed national debate over the death of young black...

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